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The Ultimate Fighter Finale headliner, Scott Jorgensen, joined BJPENN.COM RADIO last night to dive in on what it takes to fight his good friend Urijah Faber. Check out the full interview in the player below: You can also check out the full archive from the great BJPENN.COM RADIO CHANNEL RIGHT HERE! OR iTunes short link Store...

May’s UFC on FX 8 event just added another matchup. Brazil’s Lucas Martins will face Jeremy Larsen in a lightweight showdown, several sources are reporting. UFC executives have yet to make an official announcement, but the proposed bout represents the 13th contest for the fight card. Ataquetotal.com first reported the contest and Tatame.com has since...

Our first guest this week is a man who has frequented the show during this season of the Ultimate Fighter. Clint Hester was the first pick of the season and a member of Team Jones. We have been without Clint for a few weeks which only means that we have tons to talk about. We...

The Ultimate Fighter returned to FX on Tuesday night with the ninth episode of the season – “The Wild Card”. For the first time since season 13, the Wild Card fight was re-introduced, providing an opportunity for fighters who have lost in the preliminary fights to get back in the competition. Bubba McDaniel, representing Team...

A middleweight bout between Daniel Sarafian and Eddie Mendez is slated for UFC on Fuel TV 10, as reported by Tatame.com. This card is headlined by a heavyweight fight between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Fabricio Verdum, as well as the finals for The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2. The UFC has not officially announced where the...

A post-fight drug screening after Lavar Johnson’s fight against Brendan Schaub at UFC 157 was flagged for elevated levels of testosterone. As first reported by MMAJunkie.com, CSAC Executive Officer Andy Foster stated that an additional carbon isotope test revealed “the testosterone was consistent with the administration of a steroid”. The commission tested the fighters for...

UFC Women’s Bantamweight Contender went on the record recently on whether or not she’d be willing to fight Fallon Fox, a female fighter who recently came out to admit that she in fact is a transgendered woman. Tate voiced her opinion to ESPN.com: “I wouldn’t do it,” Tate said, “If there was solid research that...

UFC president Dana White made a special announcement at the end of Saturday’s UFC 158 preliminary card on FX. In an interview with commentator Joe Rogan, White announced that new coaches for the next season of the Ultimate Fighter will be Ronda Rousey and the winner of the Miesha Tate and Cat Zingano. It will...

The UFC has added another fight to next month’s UFC on Fuel TV 9 card between two members of The Ultimate Fighter 17, Tor Troeng and Adam Cella. The event will take place on April 6 at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm. The UFC’s website has yet to add this fight to the card,...

UFC bantamweight Roland Delorme (8-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) will be fighting in his hometown this June, as it was announced yesterday that he will meet fellow 135-pounder Edwin Figueroa (9-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) at UFC 161 in Winnipeg. The bout with Figueroa will mark Delorme’s first fight in 11 months. Roland’s most recent effort came...

The Ultimate Fighter returned to FX on Tuesday night with the eighth episode of the season – “Bag of Tools”. New Zealander Dylan Andrews, who fights out of Gold Coast, Australia, claimed a majority decision win over Zak Cummings of Kansas City, Mo. Andrews, 15-4-1 in mixed martial arts, used his strong grappling to out...

Two undefeated bantamweight fighters are set to meet at UFC 159 in New Jersey, as it was announced that Johnny Bedford (19-9-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) will take on Erik Perez (13-4 MMA, 3-0 UFC) at the Prudential Center on April 27. A semifinalist on “The Ultimate Fighter 14,” Johnny Bedford, has posted back-to-back knockout wins...

This season of The Ultimate Fighter has been one of my favorite seasons since the show started way back in 2005. It has been a very long time since we’ve seen the collective talent level this high and the attitude of all the fighters this focused. There haven’t been too many scuffles or drunken moments inside the...

Renan Barao is solidifying the title of “Interim Champion” more than almost any fighter in the UFC ever has. After successfully winning the belt over Urijah Faber then at then defending it at the expense of Michael McDonald, he is set for (at least) one more test before Dominick Cruz returns from a long ACL...

UFC Flyweight champion, Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson, will undergo surgery for a partially torn labrum in his shoulder on Thursday. The injury has forced him to pull out of a match against John Moraga slated to headline The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale on April 13. This fight would have marked Johnson’s tenth fight since September...

The Ultimate Fighter returned to FX on Tuesday night with the seventh episode of the season – “His Fist on My Face”. Decorated grappler Jimmy Quinlan, from Methuen, Mass., overcame Marietta, Ga, Clint Hester’s power to claim a second round submission win. Undefeated in mixed martial arts, Quinlan, 3-0, secured the win by rear naked...

“UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold” is set for May 18 at Arena Jaragua in Santa Catarina. UFC officials on Tuesday made a formal announcement of the card and its current lineup of fights. The main card of UFC on FX 8, featuring a middleweight bout between Brazilian favorite Vitor Belfort (22-10 MMA, 11-6 UFC)...

The UFC has recently added the Women’s Bantamweight division to its lists of top-10 rankings. The UFC Ranking format places the champion and interim champion, where applicable, at the top of the list. Following these are the top-ranked challengers. There being only ten women signed to the UFC, the current rankings only show 9...

UFC heavyweight Gabriel Gonzaga is a decorated Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner, coming off of two consecutive submission victories since his return to the Octagon at UFC 142 with his most recent one being a victory over Ben Rothwell. As for his competition on the ground, he believes that his division lacks enough skill in that...

It was announced today that a middleweight bout between Cezar “Mutant” Ferreira (5-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and C.B. Dollaway (13-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) has been added to the UFC on FX 8 card set for May. Ferreira most recently won “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil” in 2012, where he scored a decision victory over Sergio Moraes...

This season of The Ultimate Fighter has been downright entertaining and remarkably promising. The talent level is as high as any other past season and the focus level of the fighters seems to have shifted into overdrive. With two fights left in the first round of competition the show gives no signs of slowing down...

Earlier in the week, I had the opportunity to talk with Danillo Villefort. He is one of the founding fighters of the infamous Blackzilian team fighting out of Boca Raton, Florida. Nowadays, the team is well known for fighters like Alistair Overeem, Vitor Belfort, Tyrone Spong and Rashad Evans; but Villefort, and his brother Yuri,...

Listen to internet radio with FIST TA CUFF RADIO on Blog Talk Radio BJPenn.com’s FIST-ta-CUFF Radio kicks off show 178 with a man you don’t want to sleep on when it comes to The Bellator Middleweight Tournament. Brett “Fudoshin” Cooper opens up the show and we have so much to discuss, from his five fight...

In what will be Sanchez’s first bid back down at lightweight, following an unsuccessful title challenge against BJ Penn, Diego missed the mark and came in heavy for his fight against Takanori Gomi. The Ultimate Fighter season 1 winner, packed his bags and moved up to welterweight following his title defeat, but as of late...

“Coming to Japan was always a great goal and a dream of mine growing up, fighting through King of the Cage,” Diego Sanchez said at the UFC on FUEL TV 8 Pre-Fight Press Conference on Feb. 28 in Japan. Sanchez (23-5) is slated to fight Takanori Gomi (34-8) March 3 at UFC on FUEL TV...

UFC fans have watched Matt Riddle grow up right before our very eyes. The 27-year-old welterweight burst on to the scene as a contestant on the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter. Riddle was the second selection for Team Rampage after knocking out Dan Simler to get into the house. Dana White called it...

The Ultimate Fighter returned to FX on Tuesday night with the sixth episode of the season – “Path to Greatness”. In the evening’s preliminary matchup, Josh Samman capitalized on Tor Troeng’s relaxed fighting style, winning via knockout in the first round. Samman, a Floridian with a 9-2 mixed martial arts record, landed a body kick...

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